402 Ninth Annual Report of the 



NORTHERN PLATEAU — LEWIS COUNTY. 



Station, Number Four — Mr. Charles Fenton, Observer. 



Established by the National Service in December, 1888; equipment completed by tha 

 State in December, 1889; latitude, 43 deg. 50 min. north; longitude, 75 deg. 12 min. west; 

 elevation, 1,571 feet. 



The station, Fen ton's Number Four, is 18 miles east of Lowville, 

 near the western limits of the Adirondack wilderness. The sta- 

 tion stands on a plateau which commands a view of Beaver lake, 

 about one-half mile distant, and also a considerable range of the 

 surrounding country in all directions. Since the hills in this sec- 

 tion ai'e much lower than the peaks of the eastern Adirondacks, 

 the air circulation about the station is nearly unobstructed. 



The dry, wet bulb and maximum and minimum thermometers 

 are exposed near the northwest corner of Mr. Fenton's main build- 

 ing in a single-louvred shelter of the Signal Service pattern. The 

 shelter is about 11 feet above the ground, and is reached by a nar- 

 now platform extending out about 10 feet from the piazza of the 

 house. It is exposed to the rays of the sun until about 9 in the 

 morning; but during the remainder of the d'ay the shelter is 

 shaded by the main building. 



The rain-gauge is situated on open ground, free from obstacles 

 to a favorable exposure. The height of the funnel is about 3 feet 

 from the ground. The barometer (by Schneider Bros.) is hung 

 near the window of an unheated room on the first floor of the 

 building. 



COAST REG-ION — SUFFOLK COUNTY. 

 Station, Brentwood — Mr. W. H. Ross, M. D., Observer. 



EsUblished February, 1891; latitude, 40 deg. 45 min. north; longitude, 73 deg, 14 min. 

 west; elevation, 75 feet. 



This station is situated in the village of Brentwood, at a dis- 

 tance of one-fourth mile from the Hotel Austral. 



The maximum and minimum, dry and wet bulb thermometers 

 are exposed on the north side of Dr. Ross' residence, about 6 feet 

 above the floor of a veranda, w*hose roof acts as a shield from the 

 sun and weather. Their height above the ground is 7 feet. The 

 rain-gauge has a favorable exposure upon an open plat of ground. 



